In Act II, Scene ii, the conscience-stricken Macbeth joins Lady Macbeth after murdering Duncan, but he cannot bear to go further and incriminate the grooms attending the King. He says, 'I have done the deed. . . . This is a sorry sight.' 'Why,' she...

Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Kiss me, Kate. Wundebar. Brush up your Shakespeare. Where is the life that late I led? So in love ;Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Paris. Let's do it ;Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Wake up and dream. I'm a gigolo ;Porter, Cole,...

Photograph of vaudevillian Elsie Barton and her daughter Eileen, who would later become a singer famous for her rendition of 'If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake'. The photo is inscribed 'To a dear Sweet Girl, Ruthie, most sincerely...

1903 cover to the sheet music for 'I'm a Jonah Man' (from the musical In Dahomey). Bert Williams was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the...

Vaudeville perfumers Bert Williams (left) and George Walker in blackface and comic outfits on the 1903 cover to the sheet music for 'I'm a Jonah Man' (from the musical In Dahomey). Bert Williams was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the...

"Athletics - Donovan. 15 takes 4x5. Band and Card section at Indiana game." Spectators in the stadium's card section hold light and dark placards to form an 'N' while the marching band performs in the formation of an 'I' at the 1950...

The grand master of urban entertainments, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec made many paintings and drawings on the circus theme in the late 1880s and 1890s, just as his popularity as a commercial artist soared. Fin-de-siecle Paris hosted an assortment of...